Handle for metal baskets



Patented Feb. i923. I

UN, STS

TALBOT LENNOX, or MAasHALL'roWn, IOWA.

HaNDLnroa METAL nasKE'rs. j'

Appuctin mea september 13, 192i. seriai No. 500,462.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, TALBor LnNNoX, a citizen of the United States, and av resident of Marshalltown, in the county of Marshall and the Altate of Iowa', have invented a certain new and useful Handle for Metal Baskets, of which the `following is a specification.

rEhe objects of my invention are to provide simple, durable and inexpensive means for connecting together the ends oi' a rope and for securing same to a basket or the like in such a manner as t-o provide a convenient and ,eiiicient handle which has a i'ree pivotal movement with relation to the'basket.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination ofthe device for holding together the ends of therope handle .and a clip for pivotally supporting said device and attaching saine to a basket oi' the like whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set YAr'orth, pointed out in my claims,v and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: l y

Figure 1 shows a side elevationl of a part or" a metal basket having my limproved handle applied thereto.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged detail sec-` tional view on the line'Q--Q ofv Figure 1;

Figure 3 shows an enlarged side view of a handle detachedfrom a basket and fromr vthe handle holding clip, to illustrate the device i'or Jt`astenin ;.the ends of the rope together.

`Figure 4: shows a sectional viewl on the line 4=-4 of Figure 3.

Figure shows a detail side view illustrating a part ot' the device for .holdingthe ends of the rope together. Y 4

Figure 6 shows a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Figure 1. Y

Referring to the accompanying drawings I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate that part of the sheet metal basket shown. The top edge of the basket is provided with enlarged rounded bead 11.`

The body portion of my improved handle is formed of a single piece of rope 12 with.

its ends brought together, thus forming a loop. I haveprovided a device for holding together the ends of the rope, and at the same time forming a pivotal bearing for attaching the ends of the ropev to the metaly basket as follows: y

Numeral 13 indicates a metal cylinder with its edges brought adjacent to each other ycylinder 13. 4 f Furthermore, the `parts of the-cylinder`13 85v Y the inwardly extending ribs'tliat arefor'ined I as shown in Fig.3. Neareaeh end of thel lcylinder 13 I have iormedin the 'outer surtace a groove or depression leextending lpartly around the cylinder. In line with said grooves, andA adjacent to the edges oi' the cylinder, I have ornied,` from the metal of the cylinder itself, the outwardlyy extending loops 15,. In each of `the grooves '14 I have provided a vsplit ring 16' made of relatively heavy wire, the end portions of which areextended through the loop 15, and the part that projects through saidl loops is preferably beveled or inclined at '17.

In yassembling the handle, the adjacent `edges of the cylinder. 13 and the split rings' 16 are,r as first constructed, separated farL enough to permit the rope ends to be readily -inserted in the cylinder, and they are pret'u .erablyextended intoy the cylinder until the inner ends meet, asl clearly shown in Figure 2. Then the two split rings 16 are'iiorced towards each other withthe result that wlienf i portions will be .bent outwardly .away from securely holding vtogether theledges of the adjacent to thejdepression 141, in other words,

i eachother as clearly shown in ,Figure 3,th'us v by thedepress'ion 14, will loe forced into the y rope at points spaced apart'from the ends of. i the rope to such extent as to bind the ends of the rope togetheriirmly enough to prevent separation under any ofthe conditions to which the devices of this classare ordinarilysubjected.l

For securing the device l like, I have provided sheet metal clips.- The outer side of this clip designed to lie against the outer surface' of the basket, is formedl at toabasket or the l its lower yend .with a flat portion 18, and l above this is an outwardlyextending semicylindrical'portion 19. In this semi-cylindrical portion near its ends are the youtwardly extending ribs 20. The top is formed vinto a loop 21 to pass over the beadfll at the top of the lbasket and the inner sidev is formed flat-at 21 to lie against the inner surface of the basket, then the -entire vdevice is rivets 22 extendingthrough'the lower portion of the clip an-d alsovthrough the basket itself. The relative proportions of these portions are such that thesplitring 16 andthe loops -15 of the handle member enter the cir- 'j firmly secured to the basket by means of two v out hand Work. rllherope maybe previously cut to they desired length then .the ends ot the rope may be brought together and placed within the expanded cylinder-L which is made with its sides Separated farenough to freely i dmit the rope ends. When this has been done, a powerful pressure is applied to the vsplit rings tending to bring their ends tolgether and also'tobend over theV ends to lock 'the parts firmly together. By this arrangement, it is obvious no leXtra movement is required for loc-king` together the ends of the split rings after sufficient pressure has been applied to bring' theirends together and to firmly clamp the `rope within them.

ln applying the handles thus made to the basket, it is only necessary toplace the 'cylin-` drical portion off the handle in the semicylindrical recess ot' the clip and then place i rthe clip aga-inst the basket and bend the inner portion of the clip against the inner face of the basket, and finally rivet through thevlover end ofthe clip and the basket. VVhen'this has beendone the annular 'ribs on the. cylindrical part of the handle and the annular grooves onthe interior of the clip vvill perform the tivo functions of posi ,tivel areve'ntino"longitudinal movement of Yl e the rope, and at the same timefreely permitting ahinged or pivotalmovement of the rope.A l lclaim as my invention:

l. In a 'handle of the class described, the ycombination of a. loop shaped grip portion,

a metallic connecting member designed tol f receive the ends ofthe grip portion, tivo open rings applied to the connecting` member near 'its ends 'and designed when closed to force "the connecting-member firmly against the grip member to prevent movement ol its endsfrelative to each other.

2. In a. handle of the class described, the combination of'a -loops'haped vgrip portion, a metallic connecting member designed to re- 'ceive the ends yofthe grip portion,`tivo open rings applied to the connecting member near its ends and designed Whenl closed toV force the connecting member firmly aga-inst vthe grip memberto prevent movement of its ends relative to each other, and also to form anniilar ribs on the exterior of the connecting member, and a clip memberifor fastening the handle to an article, said clip member having grooves to receive said annular ribs and to permit rotary movement and to prevent longitudinall movement.

3. In handle, Vthe combination of a rope and a connecting member, the latter being made of cylindrical forni and open on. one side and having `annular depressions near its ends, and tvvo open rings in said annular depressions, said. connecting member being so arranged that the rope ends may be easily inserted in it and then when the open rings are forced together the annular depressions ivill'be Eorced into Lthe rope by said rings and tl e connecting rmember will. be firmly held in position by the rings.

Ll. ln a handle, the combination of a rope, a sheet metal connecting member cylindrical in florm and open `at one side and having annular depressions near its ends, and also having a partarched over each depression and an open ring in each ofsaid depressions, al .part of 'the ring being extended through said arched; portion and held thereby Y in ythe annular depression, said parts being so arranged that when vthe vopen,'rings are :torced together the annular depressions Will A `be forced into the rope and said parts `will be firmly held togetherv lby the rings.y

` 5. Ina handle, the combination of a rope.y a sheetmetal connect-ingmeinber cylindrical yin-l-orm and openatone side and having annular depressions nearits ends, and also having a part arched over each depression "andff an open ring ineachof' said depressions, a part of the ring being extended through said arched portion and held thereby in th'eanniilar depression, said parts being 'so arranged that when the open rings are forced together the annular'depressions Will be forced into` the rope and said parts Will bey firmly held togetherby the rings, the ends of said open rings being beveledV or inclined in suoli manner` that `Willen they'are forced toward each other they will engage each other and be bent laterally for'the purpose as stated;

6., ln aI handle .device, the comin-nation lol a" loop-shaped grip member, a connecting member of cylindrical form, having the en ds of the grip member secured therein and having' annular ribs enter'iding outwardly at its i Iend portions, and' a clip designed to `he passed over the edge of' the basket andfto be firmly secured thereto, ,and having atene of its sides a roundedjportion to extendoiit- `Ward from the basket and designed to receive in it the said cylinder connecting meinber, and also provided with grooves on'its interior to receive the Asaid annular ribs,l thereby permitting 'free vrotar)Y movement' and preventing longitudinal movem ent of the connecting device Within the clip. y Des Moines, iowa. February 5, 1921.

TALBOT 'Lennox 

